Evoking Scripture by Steve Moyise

We are shortly about to send Steve Moyise’s forthcoming book, Evoking Scripture, to press ready for publication in the UK in May. In the book Moyise explores the literary and theological frameworks that lie behind the numerous and varied quotations from, and allusions to, the Old Testament in the New. This naturally draws upon Moyise’s previous work in this area, and his co-edited volumes with Maarten Menken in our LNTS series – Deuteronomy in the New Testament, and Isaiah in the New Testament (amongst others - follow links for details UK|US) .

In Evoking Scripture Moyise takes a series of case studies from Mark, Romans, Galatians, 1 Peter and Revelation to raise key questions about the hermeneutical stance taken by the texts’ authors as well as the methods and assumptions of those who study them. As such, a key feature of the book is spirited engagement with other scholars such as Christopher Stanley, Richard Hays and Francis Watson.

Some have even provided endorsements!

‘Moyise effectively shows how adopting different methodological or ideological starting points has led scholars to develop radically different understandings of a number of texts where New Testament authors cite or refer to the Jewish Scriptures.  All scholars who study early Christian uses of Scripture will benefit from his analysis.’

Christopher Stanley, St Bonaventure University, New York, USA

‘This book fills me enthusiasm. Using individual texts as case studies, Steve Moyise carefully explores how embedded Jewish scripture texts in the New Testament have been variously interpreted in modern scholarship. His detailed analysis reveals how presupposed theological and related literary standpoints have dramatically shaped the way in which one answers the question, ‘what does the embedded scripture text evoke?’ His novel and penetrating engagement with crucial issues pertaining to both Old and New Testament contexts, the unity of the Bible, and the locus of meaning, to name a few, brings much-needed clarity to a field of study that is experiencing a resurgence. Dissatisfied with traditional single-dimensional approaches which have resulted in an impasse, Moyise calls for a multi-faceted approach that incorporates the positive insights from pervious options. This timely and richly informed study is important for serious students of the New Testament and early Christianity, and a ‘must’ for all who study the relationship between the Testaments’

Thomas R. Hatina, Trinity Western University, British Columbia, Canada

Evoking Scripture publishes in the UK in May and in the US in July

Comments

[Jim]

Sounds fascinating, thanks for bringing it to our attention.